2011 Renault Modus 1.6L Petrol · YP11 UVM

The most recent MOT on 2026-04-13 was a pass, but with serious advisory items: both front tyres worn close to the legal limit — one on the outer edge with slight cracking, the other on the inner edge — and a corroded rear brake pipe covered in grease, which hides the true condition and risks sudden failure. A clear pattern of worsening suspension and corrosion issues runs through the history. The 2025-04-29 failure revealed critical faults: fractured front sub-frame, excessively worn front suspension and anti-roll bar ball joints, and corroded rear coil springs — all repaired before the 2025-05-01 retest. Yet the same rear coil spring corrosion reappeared in that pass, and again in the 2026 test, alongside fresh tyre wear advisories and the obscured brake pipe. This is not stable — it’s deteriorating, especially in structural and safety-critical areas. The car is 15 years old with just 63,524 miles — around 4,235 miles per year. That’s low annual use, but the MOT record shows no long gaps: tests occurred regularly from 2023–2026. Low mileage alone doesn’t mean gentle use here; instead, it points to cumulative age-related degradation — rubber perishing, metal corroding, lubricants drying — rather than high-mileage wear. There’s no evidence of hard use, but plenty of evidence of time-related decay. The 2024 and 2023 MOTs were clean or near-clean, suggesting earlier care — but the sharp decline since mid-2025 confirms this car is now entering a phase where multiple systems are reaching end-of-life thresholds simultaneously.